noun
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a man engaged in or who tends to engage in, fighting.
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a physical struggle; a fight.
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an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations; a quarrel.
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the action of opposing, resisting or combating; opposition.
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a vying of sexual partners in amorous sport.
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the quarrelsome bird; a peacock.
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the act or an instance of striking, as with the fist, a weapon or a hammer; a blow; a stroke.